"I'm approaching this meet just like I've approached every other meet I've ever swam in," Michael Phelps said of the Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix. "I'll still have my headphones on, I'm still going to warm up the same way and probably eat the same food. I'll just get up and swim and see what happens."

"I'm approaching this meet just like I've approached every other meet I've ever swam in," Michael Phelps said of the Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix. "I'll still have my headphones on, I'm still going to warm up the same way and probably eat the same food. I'll just get up and swim and see what happens." (Getty Images)